Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-05-13


way to call messenger. In her haste
she turned it too far.
There! l do believe I've called a
messenger and policeman and all the
engines"
The child seemed very white and still.
and the first visitor put his bandaged
paw in her hand and howled in dismal
way, that frightened her. The water
and towel were still there, and she
knelt down, with little SILVER of
alarm, and began to battle the child 5
face. The first visitor lay down and
put his head on the floor and watched
her, with big, wistful eyes.
"Deary me! didn't think the lame
and the lost would be quite so trouble
some. Gracious! There's the bell. |
hope it is not the company. shall tell
them IN not receiving just now"
The bell rang again furiously, and
there seemed to be terrible clatter in
the street. She looked out of the win
dow, and there were four callers-a dis
trict messenger boy, and fireman, and
policeman, and young man, who
looked like doctor. She ran to the
door. and tie visitors all spoke at once.
messenger, Miss? Where's the fire?
Did you telephone for doctor? What's
the trouble. Miss?"
Before she could reply the fireman
boldly pushed into the hall, and after
him came all the others, followed by
two more policemen and another fire
man and two little men with pencils
and note books.
81 receive to-day, and there's lame
child and lost dog. No! There's no
fire. made a mistake. The signal
just flew round of itself"
BY this time her numerous visitors
had reached the dining-room.
"Bill, said one policeman, "watch
the door. Let no one in but the men.
Seems this kid is alone"
Suddenly the first visitor jumped up
with bark, and leaped so high his fore
paws rested on the shoulders of the big
fireman.
"Why! It's Nose! It's Mose It's the
Hook and Ladder Company's lost dog.
What hurt your foot, Mose?'
"Jimminy!" remarked the police
man. Here's the lost child we have
been telephoning the city for. Bill,
call back to the station for Mrs. Flari-
ty!"
1.-The child is sick" said the man who
seemed to be doctor. Its mercy
it was taken in before it dropped in the
street Better call an ambulance, SER
geant."
All this and ever so much more was
said, and Enid explained to the ser
geant all about her visitors.
Then the fremen marched out.
followed by the joyful Nose, and
she saw the man put him on top of the
truck and drive away in triumph. 1t
was wonderful how quickly the ambu-
lance arrived; but somebody else came
quicker still, and there was crying and
laughing all mingled together, as big
woman, in red shawl and blue hat,
came in and picked up the forlorn little
mite of a child in her arms, and kissed
Enid, and said:
MAY the Lord kape We. little lady
for takin' in me precious Mickey; and to
think it's New Years Day, and thank
you kindly, and O, Doctor, it's never
the ambylance it wants, but its moth
er's arms. God bless We all ~
And with that the reporter stop
ped writing in his little books, and the
ambulance drove quickly away, with a
loud ring of its bell. and the doctor and
policeman shook Enid by the hand
and the people in the street drifted out
of sight in the darkness, and only the
messenger boy remained.
IF you please, Miss, sign my time
card. "
"Gracious!" Have you been wait
incr all th;-
thank you. Shall I sign my full name?
There it is, and goodnight. I'm real
sleepy. Shut the door hard. I'm so
sleepy"
enid. Enid! Wake up, deary! Why.
you're fast asleep in the rug, and it's
past ten o clock.
1t was her mother. She had come
home, and New Years Day was over
"Mercy! Enid! What confusion the
room is in. You must have had u great
deal of company
"Yes. | did; good DEAL And Ny
Lady fell asleep again, and Mercy Pa
thence carried her off to bed in her
arms, and she slept soundly till morn
ing.
And then-and then! 1t all came out
Every word of it was in the morning
papers, and the postman brought big
letter for Miss Enid, with the compli-
ments of Hook and Ladder Company
No. 6, and the handkerchief she had
used to bind up her first visitors paw.
and a photograph of the noble fellow
himself, signed by the grateful members
of Company No. 6. In the afternoon a
man called to say that Master Mike
Flarity was doing well, and sent the
compliments of the season to 1.-THE lady
and the boofer dog"
OF course, if the whole affair was in
the newspapers, it must be true that
''My Lady receives. - Charles Barnard,
in ~ T. LQdeDcadent